What brand and model is your trailer? I'm about to get rid of my truck and buy a Subaru Outback. I'll have to start looking for a trailer once that happens as there's no way I'm going to top load my PA on it! Most trailers I see have the smaller wheels but I need something capable of some road trips. Twelve inch wheels would be perfect for this.

How are you strapping the PA down to the trailer? I think I'd like a bow roller bracket up front possibly with a composite "Y" brace to nose the boat up too. Then I'd just have to hook the bow and throw a mid strap over the boat.

This trailer used to be a Haulrite for hauling an 18' john boat. I found it in a guys front yard and picked it up for $100. I reconfigured it especially for the PA. I did a lot of measuring and cutting. I narrowed the trailer and axle by 14". Most of the work I did with a saws-all. I only had to make one weld to rejoin the hub to the shortened axle. I also removed two of the three springs on each side. They now flex nicely and any shock is distributed throughout the trailer and not my boat. You'll notice my "bunks" are 3" electrical conduit. They have nice flex (but not too much) and conform well to the hull. I think one of the worst things you can do is put a center bracket on this kind of set up. The pipes NEED to be able to flex. I re-bolted everything together, ran knew wiring, new lights, threw some new tires on the 13" wheels, Gave it a shot of Rustoleum galvanizing spray, and put some reflective stickers on it. I'd take this trailer anywhere, any distance.

This may sound like a big project but it's not bad. It just takes more thinking than doing.